your ability to improve blasters or build
New Players Guide
To the Star Wars
Roleplaying Game
This is your guide to creating a new
character for the D6 Star Wars Roleplaying
Game for the Second Edition Revised and
Expanded rule set. It covers creation and
guidelines for character development.
Though it serves as a basic aid, it cannot
replace the main rulebook, but will help
newcomers to the system get their start:
Attributes
There are six attributes:
Dexterity General hand-eye
coordination.
This attribute governs how well you
fire a blaster, evade being hit, and other
such abilities.
Knowledge Your understanding of the
galaxy.
Includes your willpower, languages,
and understanding of planets.
Mechanical How well your character
operates mechanical devices
This does not include repair, but
does include how well you can fly an
airspeeder, pilot a starship, or operate
shields and sensors.
Perception How observant your
character is.
The skills under this attribute
determine your characters ability to
sneak, hide objects, con, bargain, and
forge documents. This attribute is also
used for general awareness or spot
checks.
Strength How physically strong and
tough your character is.
Strength includes the ability to lift
objects, engage in hand-to-hand
combat, and physical endurance. Since
there are no hit points, this attribute roll
is also used for damage resistance.
Technical Your characters ability to
fix mechanical objects.
The skills under Technical
determine how well you can fix
walkers, speeders, or starships. This
also allows for your first aid rolls, or
1
a lightsaber.
Each attribute has a die code that may
be represented as 1D, 2D+1, 4D+2 and so
on. The number before the D indicates
how many six sided die you may roll, and
the number after the + is a simple modifier.
2D+2 means that you would roll two die,
and then add two to the result. (If you need
an understanding of how well versed your
character might be in any given attribute,
consult the chart on page five. It shows a
die code and how that compares with the
general level of competency of other beings
in the galaxy.)
Before choosing attribute die codes for
your character, you must first choose a
species. The species statistics has a few
vital pieces of information. First is the
attribute dice (which shows how many dice
the average member of the species has in
their attributes), and then the species
minimums and maximums (showing how
weak or strong a character is allowed to be
in their attributes). It also features a Move
value, which indicates how fast the species
can move on foot. (Beginning characters
start with the minimum Move value.)
Well be using humans for our example.
Humans:
Attribute dice: 12D
Dexterity 2D/4D
Knowledge 2D/4D
Mechanical 2D/4D
Perceptions 2D/4D
Strength 2D/4D
Technical 2D/4D
Move 10/12
Though the attribute dice tells how
many dice the average human has (the
moisture farmers, scouts, barkeepers, and
menial laborers), youre not going to be
playing any of those types of characters.
Youre playing a hero! As such, your
character is going to be a bit above average.
Take your species attribute dice, and add
+6D, and use that number for your
character creation. If you are human, you
begin with 18D.
Now you must decide if your character
is Force sensitive, or if they have Force
skills. Obviously, in order to have Force
skills you must be Force sensitive. To make
thing simple, well be creating a character
without Force skills first.
Creating a Character
Without Force
Force Skills
In the D6 system we do not literally roll
up new characters. All attribute values are
assigned. It makes for quick, easy, and
customizable characters. Since were using
humans as an example, we have a pool of
18D to assign to our characters attributers.
(12D for the species and 6D just to give your
character that added extra edge.) We may
break those dice up as we wish and assign
them to our attributes. Note that you
cannot assign more dice than the species
maximum allows, and you may not assign
any fewer dice than the species minimum
allows. Observe the following example:
your attributes around what sort of
character you want. A rough and tumble
fighter is going to want a high Dexterity and
high Strength score. A con man or diplomat
will want a high Perception attribute
followed by a reasonable Knowledge level.
Mechanical and Technical attributes are
good for pilots and technology specialists.
However, attributes arent everything. If you
attribute level is relatively low, you can still
boost skills under those attributes. But pick
your attributes first either on the table
below, or on your character sheet:
Attribute Dice Current
total:
DEX
KNOW
MECH
PER
STR
TECH

Attribute Dice Current

total: Creating a Character
DEX 3D 3D With Force Skills
KNOW 4D 7D If you have permission from your GM to
MECH 2D 9D begin the game with Force skills, you need
PER 3D 12D to follow a similar method of creation.
STR 4D 16D Beginning Force skills are treated as
TECH 2D 18D attributes at the time of character creation
only! Later you will advance them as
You may also split up a single die into three normal skills. Also, you do not need to
pips. A pip is a +1 modifier added onto a purchase your Force skills immediately. It
die value. You may split up as many die as is possible to learn a new Force skill later
you wish to provide the desired modifier. on in your game even if your character has
You may have a +1 or a +2, but never a +3, had no prior training.
as three pips equals another whole die. There are three Force skills: control,
Please consider the following example: sense, and alter.
Control The Force users ability to
Attribute Dice Current control the Force within his own self.
total: Sense A Jedis ability to sense beings
DEX 2D+1 2D+1 or the Force around her.
KNOW 2D+2 5D Alter The ability to manipulate the
MECH 4D 9D Force around an object or within another
PER 3D+2 12D+2 person. This Force skill is often taught last,
STR 3D+1 16D and almost never exceeds the Jedis control
TECH 2D 18D or sense skill.
If you begin with a Force skill, the
If you are deciding on attributes and have minimum starting point is 1D. You may not
decided not to purchase any Force skills have 0D+2 or 0D+1.
right away, use the chart below. Consider basing your character off of
Remember that 2D is about average for the the following examples:
normal human being in the galaxy, so plan

2
Attribute Dice Current
Choosing Skills:
Your character may now spend 7D on
/ Force total:
beginning skill dice. Each attribute has a
skill
number of skills listed under it. The
DEX 2D 2D
following chart allows you to see the
KNOW 3D 5D
distribution of skills under each attribute
MECH 2D 7D plus specializations. Specializations are
PER 3D+1 10D+1 focused talents and training in one small
STR 3D+2 14D part of a broader skill. For example rather
TECH 2D 16D than your character being trained to fly
Control 1D 17D starfighters in general, he may be skilled at
Sense 1D 18D flying an X-Wing exclusively.
Alter X 18D To help you decide on skills, please
consult the following chart:

Attribute Dice Current DEXTERITY Specializations

/ Force total: SKILLS
skill Archaic Guns Black powder pistol,
DEX 2D+1 2D+1 matchlock, musket,
KNOW 2D 4D+1 wheelock, etc.
MECH 2D 6D+1 Blaster Blaster pistol, heavy
PER 3D 9D+1 blaster pistol, blaster
STR 2D+2 13D rifle, hold-out blaster,
TECH 2D 15D repeating blaster, etc.
control 1D 16D Blaster Artillery Anti-infantry, anti-
sense 1D 17D vehicle, surface to air
alter 1D 18D defense, surface to
space defense,
Notice how beginning with Force skills surface to surface, etc.
greatly weakens your characters attributes. Bowcaster
This balances out Jedi character, who, if are Bows Crossbows, long bow,
able to develop too quickly, will dominate short bow, etc.
the game. Brawling Parry versus boxing, martial
You should now create your character arts, etc.
either in the chart provided below or on Dodge versus energy
your character sheet. weapons,
slugthrowers, missile
Attribute Dice Current weapons, etc
/ Force total: Firearms pistols, rifles,
skill machineguns, etc.
DEX Grenade
KNOW Lightsaber
MECH Melee Combat swords, knives, axes,
PER vibroblades,
STR vibroaxes, etc.
TECH Melee Parry versus lightsabers,
control knives, clubs, etc.
Missle Weapons Concussion missile,
sense
grenade launcher,
alter
power harpoons, etc
Pick Pocket
Running long distance, short
sprint

3
Thrown Weapons knife, spear, sling, etc.
Vehicle Blasters heavy blaster cannon,
heavy laser cannon,
light blaster cannon,
light laser cannon,
medium blaster
cannon, medium,
laser cannon
KNOWLEDGE Specializations
SKILLS
Alien Species Wookies,
Gamorreans, Ewoks,
Sullustans, etc.
Bureaucracy specific planetary or
administrative
government
Tatooine, Celanon,
Bureau of Commerce,
etc.
Business Specific field or
company - starships,
weapons, droids,
Sienar Fleet Systems,
etc.
Cultures Specific species or
culture Corellians,
Alderaan royal family,
etc.
Intimidation Interrogation, bullying,
etc.
Languages Wookie, Huttese,
Bocce, etc.
Law Enforcement Alderaan, Tatooine,
the empire, the Rebel
Alliance, etc.
Planetary Systems Tatooine, Endor, Hoth,
Kessel, etc.
Streetwise Specific planet or
criminal organization
Celanon, Corellia,
Jabba the Hutt's
organization, Talon
Karrde's organization,
etc.
Survival Volcano, jungle,
desert, poisonous
atmosphere, etc.
Value Specific planet's
markets or type of
good Kessel,
Coruscant, starships,
droids, etc.
4
Willpower. versus persuasion,
intimidation, etc
MECHANICAL Specializations
SKILLS
Archaic Starship Specific ship type
Piloting
Astrogation Kessel run, Tatooine
to Corsucant, etc.
Beast Riding Banthas, cracian
thumpers, dewbacks,
tauntauns, etc.
Capital Ship Concussion missiles,
Gunnery gravity well projectors,
ion cannons laser
cannon, proton
torpedoes, tractor
beams, turbolaser,
etc.
Capital Ship Imperial star
Piloting destroyer, victory star
destroyer, Nebulon-B
frigate, etc.
Capital Ship
Shields
Communications
Ground Vehicle Specific vehicle
Operation
Hover Vehicle Specific vehicle
Operation
Powersuit Spacetrooper armor,
Operation etc.
Repulsorlift Xp-38 landspeeder,
Operation snowspeeder, etc.
Sensors
Space Transports YT-1300 transport,
Gallofree medium
transports, Corellian
transports, etc.
Starfighter Piloting X-wing, TIE-Fighter,
TIE-Interceptor, Z-95
headhunter, etc.
Starship Gunnery Concussion missiles,
ion cannons, laser
cannon, proton
torpedoes, turbolaser,
etc.
Starship Shields
Swoop Operation
Walker Operation AT-AT, AT-ST, AT-PT,
etc.
PERCEPTION Specializations in First Aid]
SKILLS Repulsorlift Repair Specific vehicle
Bargain Spice, weapons, Security type of lock or device
droids, datapads, etc. Space Transports YT-1300 transports,
Command Rogue squadron, Repair Ghtroc freighter, etc.
Imperial Starfighter Repair X-wing, Y-wing, etc.
Stormtroopers, etc. Starship Weapon Specific weapon type
Con Specific type of con Repair
Forgery Specific type of Walker Repair AT-AT, AT-ST, AT-PT,
document etc.
Gambling Sabacc, etc.
Hide At first, your attribute levels may seem
Investigation Mos Eisley, imperial very abstract. Sure, you know that 2D is
city, etc. about average, but how well will your
Persuasion Specific subject character stand up in a fight next to a
Search Tracking Stormtrooper? Can you outsmart a clever
Sneak Specific type of terrain smuggler? To give you a basic
understanding of how you rank up to others
in the galaxy, consult the following chart:
STRENGTH Specializations
SKILLS 1D Below human average for an
Brawling Boxing, martial arts, attribute or skill.
etc.
Climbing/Jumping Climbing, jumping 2D Untrained human average for an
Lifting attribute and many skills
Stamina 3D Average level of training for a
Swimming human
4D Professional level of training for a
TECHNICAL Specializations human
SKILLS
5D Above average expertise
Armor Repair Stormtrooper armor,
bounty hunter armor, 6D Considered about the best in a city
etc. or geographic area. About 1 in
Blaster Repair Specific blaster type 100,000 people will have training to
Capital Starship Specific capital ship this skill level.
Repair
7D Among the best on a continent.
Capital Starship Specific capital ship
About 1 in 10,000,000 people will
Weapon Repair weapon
have training to this skill level.
Computer Computer type
Programming/Rep 8D Among the best on a world. About 1
air in 100,000,000 people will have
Demolition Bridges, walls, training to this skill level.
vehicles, etc.
Droid Specific droid type 9D One of the best in several systems.
Programming About 1 in a billion will have training
Droid Repair Specific droid type to this skill level.
First Aid Specific race 10D One of the best in a sector.
Ground Vehicle Specific type of
Repair vehicle 11D One of the best in a region.
Hover Vehicle Specific type of 12D One of the best in the galaxy.
Repair vehicle
(A) Medicine Medicines, cyborging,
surgery [requires 5D
in First Aid]

5
Assigning Skill Dice
Now that you have an idea of the skills
that are out there, you have 7D to break up
and distribute among the skills you want to
improve. Note that this is 7D overall, not 7D
per attribute. If you cannot afford to
improve a particular skill at this time, dont
worry. You may always use normal skills
and specializations untrained at your
attribute level.
For the sake of example, well examine
improving a few Dexterity skills.
If your character has a Dexterity of 3D,
he will have all Dexterity skills at 3D. If you
spend 1D of your skill dice to improve your
blasters skill, then you now have a blaster
of 4D, and only 6D left to spend. If, in
addition, he wishes to improve dodge by
2D, then he has a dodge skill of 6D, and
now only has 4D left to spend on other
skills.
You may not spend any more than 2D
of your starting 7D of beginning skills
Just like with attributes, if you wish to
break up a die into three pips, you may do
so.
If you have already purchased Force
skills, you may use your beginning skill dice
to improve them. If you have not already
purchased Force skills, you may not do so
at this time (though you may after character
creation).
NOTE: Many new players are tempted
to express their skill dice in terms of
modifiers. For example, if someone has a
Dexerity of 3D+1, and then spend an
additional 1D+1 on dodge, they may write
the following on their character sheet:
Dexterity 3D+1
Dodge +1D+1
Please resist this temptation, as this
format tends to create confusion later on as
your character develops. Express your skills
as such:
. Dexterity 3D+1
Dodge 4D+2
6
The latter format will reduce confusion
when it comes to character advancement.
Assigning Specialization
Dice
You may choose to put some of your
beginning skill dice into a specialization. A
specialization is a special focus in one area
of a skill. Rather than improving how your
character flies all space transports, she may
focus on learning about YT-1300s.
However, they are separate from their
associated skills. Like skills, they begin at
the associated skills die code.
If you choose to improve a
specialization, you must use a single
beginning skill die. That die now becomes
three separate +1D to three different
specializations. You may not improve a
single specialization more than 1D, and you
must choose three specializations.
Character Advancement
In the D6 system there are no character
levels. Character advancement may be
done in terms of individual skills, individual
specializations, or as a matter of advancing
entire attributes. When you improve your
characters stats, it always costs Character
Points. Character Points are awarded by
the gamemaster after every adventure.
Any time that you advance a skill,
attribute or specialization, you may only
increase it one pip at a time after an
adventure. For example, you may improve
from 2D+1 to 2D+2. Or you may improve
from 3D+2 to 4D (which is still an
improvement of only one pip, because a
single D is composed of three pips). You
may not, after a single adventure, move
from 2D to 2D+2.
Though this rule is true with skills,
specializations, and attributes, the time it
takes to train varies.
Improving Skills
Cost: Character Point cost is equal to
the number before the D of your skill. If
your skill is 3D+1 then it costs three
Character Points to move it to 3D+2. Also,
it would be three character points to move
it from 3D+2 to 4D. However, once the skill
is at 4D, it costs four Character Points to they do not improve when the associated
advance the skill any farther. skill improves.
Training time: If you have used the skill Cost: The Character Point cost of
during your adventure, then you may specializations is one-half of the number
advance the skill immediately after the before the D, rounded up. If improving a
adventure ends. Your character learned specialization from 5D+2 to 6D, the cost is 3
through experience. Character Points (five divided by two is 2.5,
If you have not used the skill, then you which rounds up to three).
must train. It takes two days for every Training time: The training time for
Character Point spent. If your character has specializations is the same for training time
a melee weapons skill of 3D+1, and he for skills.
studies melee weapons, he must study for
six days to move up to 3D+2. You may only Improving Attributes
train one skill at a time.
Improving attributes is not as easy as
If you have not used the skill and
improving skills and specializations. It
decide to train, you may train with a
requires much more time, cost, and even
teacher. Training with a teacher cuts the
requires a bit of risk. The benefit of
time in half. If trying to improve the same
improving an attribute is that all skills and
melee weapons skill of 3D+1, it would
specializations under that attribute raise
require only three days instead of six.
one pip as well.
Force skills: Force skills are advanced
Cost: Attempting to improve an attribute
by the same rules, with one exception.
costs 10 times the number of D before the
When training without a teacher, the
attribute. So, to attempt to increase an
Character Point cost is doubled. If your
attribute from 2D+2 to 3D, you must first
character does not have a Force skill, yet,
spend 20 Character Points.
then they must train for one week and
Training time: If your character has a
spend 10 character points to receive the
teacher, the time is one week for every
Force skill at 1D.
Character Point spent. Without a teacher,
Rushing training: A character can rush
the time is increased to two weeks for every
the training by spending Character Points.
Character Point spent You may reduce the
The training time is reduced one day for
time by one day for every additional
each character point spent. This is true for
Character Point spent (with a minimum
any skill or specialization.
training time of one week).
Advanced skills: If you train an
The risk: Because characters can only
advanced skill, such as (A) Medicine, or (A)
become so strong or so dexterous, there is
Engineering, the point cost and training
a limit imposed on attributes. After
times are doubled. If you do not yet have
spending the training time and Character
an advanced skill, you must meet the
Point cost, you must roll to determine
prerequisites, pay two character points, and
whether or not you actually improve. You
then you will receive the skill at 1D. The
roll your current attribute die code (2D+1
minimum training time for an advanced
for example). The gamemaster rolls your
skill is always one week.
species maximum for the attribute (4D for
humans). If your result is equal to or less
Improving
Improving than the gamemasters result, your attribute
increases. If your result is greater, your
Specializations character does not improve, and you
Remember, a specialization is a special
receive half of the Character Points back.
focus in one area of a skill. Rather than
improving how your character flies all
space transports, she may focus on learning
about YT-1300s. However, they are
separate from their associated skills. They
begin at the level of the associated skill, but